Creative Work
This little corner of the internet houses my therapeutic outlet.
Singing has always been my release, my anchor. It's been a home for me, again and again. I'm sharing both originals and covers here โ I hope you enjoy.
~ Rachel
What Was I Made For
Cover
One of the best things about my research in Artificial Intelligence is that it's surfaced a deeply important question on a societal level: what does it mean to be human? What is our purpose? What are we made for?
These meaning-laden questions stir a deeper philosophical conversation worth leaning into. The first time I heard this song, it moved me โ a stunning and poignant theme many of us can relate to throughout the seasons of life.
Denver
Original
I wrote and recorded this song in college. Late one night I found out the best friend of someone close to me was in a tragic car accident.
I didn't know how to process the pain at the time. So I stayed up all night, and this song poured out of me.
Hideaway
Original
I wrote and recorded Hideaway in 2017, tucked inside a cabin in the Colorado mountains right beside a quiet river.
The crisp air, the cozy cabin fire, the ripple of the stream โ it remains a core memory that stirs delight and contentment within me.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Cover
This beautiful holiday song was written for the 1944 musical Meet Me in St. Louis. Growing up, I watched old musicals with an obsession.
I remember taking a theater class in middle school where the teacher gave us an assignment to lip sync a song in front of the class โ don't ask me why she didn't just have us sing it โ and I chose a Judy Garland classic while all my classmates were lip syncing '90s grunge.
Ave Maria
Cover
This 1824 classic by Schubert anchors me in the classical training I went through during my undergraduate music degree.
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the cover songs. All rights belong to the owner(s). No copyright infringement intended. These covers are for entertainment and artistic purposes only.